Spool-case.



f o. J. P LPRPMv Patented oct. 671908.

Ano/mers .PATENT OFFICE.

i Nb.' 900,464.'

Be'i known that LCI-. Non J. Amann,

a citizen oftheUnited States, and a resident of the city of N ewYork,borough of` battan, in the. county and vState of New York, have inventedanew and Improved Spool-Case, of which thel following is aull,

clear, and exact description.

This invention'zis an improvement in spool cases, whieh'is designedtoform a convenient adjunct for work baskets, work bag and other placeswhere 4sewing thread is usually kept, and vhas for its purpose theprovision of la spool `case of ornamental` character, so constructed asto admit of the free withdrawal Vof thethread but frictionally bind thesame' and prevent its unwindassembled to so lit as to bind suiciently oning ,except when intentionally pulled out.

The inventionv 'further contemplates a shearing cutter inconnection-with the case, adapted to gr'p the thread and sever it at thepoints desired.` v In; arrivin Iat a case fulfilling these conditions, Ima e 'use-of two cups 'or thimbles adapted to telescope together, andwhen thus the thread whenpassed between-them from the spool, as topreventit from working or passing out untll pulled., To one of thethimbles, preferably the end ofthe smaller one, is attachedthe'shearingfcutter, (which in the present embodiment of my invention,consists of a lip or tongue stamped -or bent. outwardly and presentingan approximately ri ht-angle shearlng edge which cooperates witha likeshearing edge around the opening from which the tongue is stamped-to`first the thread when passed there between stantially on t eline 3 -3of Fig. 2.

' More speciically described, the case proper is composed of two cups orthimbles 5 and 6 respectivel which may be con structed of any suita lesheet material, such, for example, as metal or celluloid. TheseSpecification of'Lett'ers Patent. v xppuauosmameeza19os.sm1m.4a9,745;

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'thimbles are of such size that when telescoped to ether-, asillustrated lin Figs. l and, vsu 'cient space will be left'between them`for the passageof the thread from the spool to the outside. This spacewill, however', notbe so large as to admit of the two thimbles droppingapart, but will friction- -ally bind on the thread and prevent itswithdrawal unless purposely pulled, at which time the thread freelyunwinds from the spool. `The free -passage of the thread when drawn outis insured by constructing the bottom inner edge of the larger thimble 5with a fillet 7, which prevents the telescopingiof thetwo thimblestogether to an extent su cient to bite the thread between the bottom ofthe larger thimble and the edge of the smaller one, the latter beingrounded ol, as shown in Fig. 3, in, order that the thread willeasily'slide over it and notbe cut.

To the case is suitably attached, preferably at'the end of 'the smallerthimble, a

disk'8 which is ordinarily of metal and has a ton ue or lip 9, stampedor bent outwardly there rom and presentlng in connection with the edgeof the o ening from which the tongue is stampe approximatelyrightangular shearing edges for the thread. The action of the lip ortongue-9'when the thread is inserted under it, is first to firmly gripthe same and prevent it from pulling from the spool preparatory tosevering it, thus obviously making it unnecessary to grasp the thread atboth sides as would be the case in the use of an ordinary cutting edge.The

case is ornamental inappearance, and since it completely incloses thethread it keeps it in a clean'condition.

While I have shown the cutter made as a separate piece and attached tothe` case, this will ordinarily be so only when the case is etv made Aofcelluloid silver or -other material from which an effective cutter couldnot be made. When, however, the case is made of such material as steelor iron, the tongue 9 will be stamped directl from the thimble.

Having thus descri ed my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureb y Letters Patent: v

l. A spool case .comprising two telescop- `ing thimbles adapted toinclose a spool of thread, said thimbles being of such relative ,size asto admit of the passage of the thread from the spool between themandprovide a frictional engagement therefor.

2. -Aspool case comprisingtwo telescopngthiiiibles'adapted to incloseafsp'ool of thread',and between which the thread from the fspool. isadapted to pass outwardly, and a c'utter Afor severing the thread,carried by one of said thimblesx. f g -3.`A s'oolI case comprisin two.telescoping thim les, adapted to inc ose a spool of thread, and betweenwhich the thread is adapted to pass from the spoolv to the outside, `theouterv of said thimbles having a fillet at the inside' of its"--botto medge to limit the inward movement of the other thimble.'

4. A spool case comprising ing thimble'sadapted to inc ose a spool-ofthread, and b'etween'which the thread from two telescopthespool isyadapted v.to'pass the outside,

' the inner edge of the smaller thimble being `rounded to permit of thefree passage of the thread thereover', and the bottom edge of thimble.

l In testimony whereof I have signed my name to-this specication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE'J. ALFRED. Witnesses:

. HOWARD L. POWELL,

L.A D. KIDD. 1

